Little Shop Of Horrors

Little Shop Of Horrors - Downtown (Skid Row) lyrics

[Crystal]

Alarm goes off at seven

and you start uptown.

You put in your eight hours

for the powers that have always been.

[Ronnette]

Sing it, child.

[Crystal]

Til it's five p.m.

[Wino #1]

Then you go

[Girls]

Downtown

Where the folks are broke

You go

Downtown

Where your life's a joke

You go

Downtown

When you buy your token, you go-

Home to Skid Row!

Home to Skid Row!

[Wino #1]

Yes, you go

[All]

Downtown

[Crystal]

Where the cabs don't stop.

[All]

Downtown

[Mushnik]

Where the food is slop.

[All]

Downtown

Where the hop-heads flop in the snow!

Down on Skid Row!

[Girls]

Uptown you cater to a million jerks

Uptown your messengers and mailroom clerks

Eatin' all your lunches at the hot-dog carts

The bosses take your money

And they break your hearts

And uptown you cater to a million whores

You disinfect terrazzo on their bathroom floors

Jobs are really meanial, You'll make no bread

And then at five o'clock you head

[Wino #1]

By subway

[All]

Downtown

[Audrey]

Where the guys are drips.

[All]

Downtown

[Audrey]

Where they rip your slips.

Downtown

Where relationships are no-go.

[All]

Down on Skid Row!

[Seymour]

Poor!

All my life, I've always been poor!

I keep asking God what I'm for,

And he tells me,

"Gee, I'm not sure...

Sweep that floor, kid"

Oh!

I started life as an orphan,

A child of the street, here on Skid Row!

He took me in, gave me shelter,

A bed, crust of bread, and a job-

Treats me like dirt,

Calls me a slob,

Which I am!

So I live...

[Others]

Downtown

[Seymour]

That's your home address, ya live

[Others]

Downtown

[Seymour]

When your life's a mess, ya live

[Others]

Downtown

[Seymour]

Where depression's jes' status quo!

[Others]

Down on Skid Row!

[Seymour]

Someone show me a way to get outa here

Cause I constantly pray I'll get outa here

Please won't somebody say I'll get outa here

Someone gimme my shot or I'll rot here!

{lyrics A and B are sung at the same time, C and D will be sung at the same time}

[Seymour](A) [Others] (B)

Show me how and I will, Downtown

I'll get outa here There's no rules for us,

I'll start climbin' up hill Downtown-

and get outa here Cause it's dangerous

Someone tell me I still Downtown

could get outa here Where the rainbow's just

Someone tell lady luck A no-show!

that I'm stuck here When you live...

[Seymour & Audrey] (C) [Others](D)

Gee, it sure would Downtown

be swell Where the sun don't

To get outa here shine!

Bid the gutter fare- Downtown

well Past the bottom

and get outa here line

I'd move heaven and Downtown

hell Go ask any whino,

to get outa Skid He'll know

I'd do I-dunno-what

to get outa Skid,

But a hell of a lot Downtown

to get outa Skid,

People tell me Downtown

theres

not a way outa Skid

But believe me I Downtown

gotta get outa...

[All]

Skid Row!

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